Writers from Guayaquil - Ecuadorian Literature

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Ignacio Carvallo Castillo

Ignacio Carvallo Castillo (Guayaquil, January 6, 1937 – Guayaquil, August 28, 2015) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, and journalist, prominent in the…

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Jorge Vargas Chavarría

Jorge Vargas Chavarría (Guayaquil, 1992) is an Ecuadorian writer, teacher, and chemical engineer. He has authored three short story collections, “Aquí empieza…

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Margarita Dager-Uscocovich

Margarita Dager-Uscocovich (Guayaquil, October 31, 1967) is an Ecuadorian fiction writer, poet, and columnist. Her debut novel, "No es tiempo de morir"…

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María Alban Estrada

María Alban Estrada (Guayaquil, February 28, 1939) is an Ecuadorian writer, investigative journalist, and editor. Her book "Con dios todo se puede:…

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Edgar Allan García

Edgar Allan García (Guayaquil, December 17, 1958) is an Ecuadorian writer and cultural promoter. He has 74 books to his credit, including…

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Juan Carlos Cucalón

Juan Carlos Cucalón (Guayaquil, 1963) is an Ecuadorian short story writer and playwright. In 2007 he won first place in the Pablo…

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Gilda Holst

Gilda Holst Molestina (Guayaquil, 1952 – Guayaquil, October 22, 2024) was an Ecuadorian writer and university professor. Known for her use of…

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Maritza Cino

Maritza Cino Alvear (Guayaquil, 1957) is an Ecuadorian poet and university professor. She has published 8 poetry collections and a collection of…

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Fernando Itúrburu

Fernando Itúrburu Rivadeneira (Guayaquil, 1960) is a writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, translator, and renowned scholar of Latin American literature. He is…

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Eduardo Solá Franco

Eduardo Solá Franco (Guayaquil, Ecuador 1915 - Santiago, Chile, 1996) was a prolific and multi-faceted artist, perhaps the most diverse Ecuador has…

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Mariella Toranzos

Mariella Toranzos Narváez (Guayaquil, January 24, 1988) is an Ecuadorian journalist, poet, and editor. Before becoming the Society editor for the daily…

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Hipólito Alvarado

Hipólito Alvarado Espinosa de los Monteros (Guayaquil, 1929 - Guayaquil, 2016) was an Ecuadorian writer, novelist, and poet. He published the short…

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Agustín Vulgarín

Agustín Vulgarín Marín (Guayaquil, 1938 - 1986) was a poet, fiction writer, actor, and playwright. He penned several notable poetry books, including…

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María Luisa Lecaro

María Luisa Lecaro Pinto (Guayaquil, Ecuador, date of birth unknown – date of death unknown) was an Ecuadorian poet and pioneering feminist…

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Edgar Ramirez Estrada

Edgar Ramirez Estrada (Guayaquil, May 5, 1923 - April 9, 2001) was an Ecuadorian poet and psychiatrist. He published 6 poetry collections…